Improvement in bee-hives



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' SAMUEL ECRANEOED, 0E UPPER MARE-BOROUGH, MARYLAND.

Lena; Pam: No. 93,418, dated August 1o, 1369.

IMPRovEMnNT rN Brin-'Ems The Schedule refer-fedro ln-these Lettersv Patent and making-partof-the same.

' Figure l isa front `view of my improved hive, the

hinged front being opened.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the same, taf ken through the line :v -x, iig. l. Figure 3 is a detail cross-section of the hiving-box, showing the guard-frame upon it.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to improve theconstruction of bee-hives, s o as tomake them more' convenient in use; and

It consist-s in the construction and. 'combination of various parts of the hive, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the outer casingor box vof the hive, the ends of which are -extended down, to form feet, and the front of which is Inadein two parts a', hinged at their outer edges to the frontedges of the ends, as shown vin iig. 1.

periug, and the vupper or larger end of which is securely attached to the'under s ide ofthe bottom C, around the entrance opening in said bottom.

G is an insect trap, attached to and surrounding the entrance-tube F, and which is designed to 'be ^f1lled with water or otherliquid, to guard against the entrance of crawling insects, yat the only point at 'which they could possibly enter. i

H is the hiving-box, the bottom of which is le open, and the lower edges of the sides of which rest upon the cleats E. l

The front-edges of the sides of the hiving-box H are bevelled on', as shown in rigs. 1 and 2, and to theinclines thus formed isattached a strip'of Wire ganze, I, othat the hiving-box H maybe ventilated from its ront.

The opening at the lower edge of the wire gauze I is'closed by the bicat J attached to the forward part .of the bottom 0.

The front ofthe hiving-box H, above the wiregauze I, is formed of a glass plate, as shown in ig. 2.

K are honey-boxes, which arel placed one above the other in the side Ycompartments of the box A, and

which rest and slide out and in upon cleats attached to the sides of the box A, and to the partitions B, as shown in iig. 1

The bees enter the lower honey-boxes K from the' hiving-box-H, through holes formed through'the sides -of the said box H, through the partitions B, and

L are honey-boxes, placed in the upper part of the hive A, above the hiving-box H, and which may rest upon the top of the said hiving-box H, or upon a horizontal partition, the edges of which may be attached to the partitions B.

The bees enter the honey-boxes L, through holes in the top of the hiving-box H, and in the bottoms of the honey-boxes L, asshown-in fig. 2, and -in dotted lines in g. 1. In the lower part of the doors or hinged fronts a',

directly opposite. the wire gauze I, 'are formed openings', covered with 'slides M, to allow the hive to be ventilated when required.

lo the lower edge of the fsides oi'. the hiving-box H are attached cleats N, inclining inward and downward, to prevent the sliting bottom C froml being gumrned to its place, 'so th tit may be always easily taken out and put in when required.

0 is a frame, formed of an end and two side-pieces, to be putover the `hiving-box when out-of the hive, to cover and c lose the openings through the sides and top of said bo'x, as shown in fig. 3.

Having thus described my. invention;

.What I claim as new, and desire to `secure by Let? ters Patent, is

' 1. The combination with the slides M, in the doors a a', of the Wire gauze I, in the front of the hivingbox, substantially as, and for the purpose-specified.

2. The combination of the inclined cleats N, with the lower side edges 'of the hiving-box H, and with the sliding bottomG, substantially as herein shown and described. and for the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL B. GRANFORD.

Witnesses: I. E. SHEKELL,

LEWIS SIX. 

